Two Men (Deux Hommes)
18 March 1967
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graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 59.69 × 50.48 cm (23 1/2 × 19 7/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Bequest of William B. Jordan and Robert Dean Brownlee
Accession Number
2019.45.24
Art Historical Context
Created in the final years of Pablo Picasso's extraordinary career, *Two Men (Deux Hom)* dates to March 18, 1967, when the artist was 85 and living in the South of France. This graphite drawing on wove paper captures two male figures with the bold, fluid lines characteristic of Picasso's late style. Executed just six years before his death, exemplifies his relentless productivity—he produced thousands of works in this period, often revisiting themes of camaraderie, myth, and human form with a vigorous, almost defiant energy. Picasso's mastery of drawing shines here: graphite allows for rapid,...
About the Artist
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), born Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso in Málaga, Spain, was the son of José Ruiz Blasco, a painter and art professor who served as his first teacher. From age seven, Picasso trained under his father in figure drawing and oil painting, mastering naturalistic techniques by copying mas...